An International Atomic Energy Agency delegation will visit Syria in the coming days to discuss nuclear material left over from the Assad regime, the Atomic Energy Commission of S…
At last: the new Téa Obreht novel is upon us! It comes to us in a day filled with other bounties: Richard Russo, Claire Carusillo, and Chang-Rae Lee are just a few of the other la…
Nearly five years after returning to power, Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities have expanded working relations with regional and European governments, although Russia remains the o…
Ukraine's president says strikes in Zaporizhzhia - which killed at least six and injured 19 - involved ballistic missiles from Russia's ally.
Bashar al-Assad was sentenced to death after a trial in absentia, convicting him of atrocities committed during Syria's nearly 14-year civil war.
The movie’s title is no joke. “Fast” (opening Aug. 12 at MOMA) is set in the world of low-rent auto racing. Its protagonist, a young woman named Sterling (Madison Pankey), tries t…
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A Syrian court on Aug. 11 sentenced ousted president Bashar al-Assad and his brother Maher to death in absentia over crimes committed during the 2011 crackdown in the southern pro…
Türkiye has installed a 96-meter flare tower on the Osman Gazi floating production platform, completing a key stage in preparations for its deployment to the Black Sea.
A cargo vessel has been hit by an unidentified projectile off Yemen’s Red Sea port of Mokha in the Red Sea, with casualties reported, the UK Maritime Trade Operations said. Author…
Kyiv is facing a brutal Russian response as its air defence missile stocks dwindle. Leonid Ragozin is a freelance journalist based in Riga. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy…